Duplantis beat the wind in Doha with 6.02m

After experiencing an unexpected delay due to strong winds that prevented the vaulting of the pole on the track of Qatar Sports Club of Doha, Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis He reappeared in the competition and once again clarified that he had no rival. The virtuoso Swedish pole vaulter rose again above six meters (6.02m) to capture the victory in the first round of the season in Diamond League held in Doha.

The competition has to be arranged a day later than planned and indoors at the modern facilities of the Aspire center in the Qatari capital, the same venue that hosted the Indoor World Cup in 2010 and the warm-up area of world in the open air of 2019. Predictable, Duplantis He devoted himself mentally to the bar as other “mortals” tried to cross it to the first height of 5.41 meters. The Swede made his debut with a very easy jump to 5.61, a height already claimed by three of his rivals.

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The French Renaud Lavillenie, who came in search of sensations lost in recent years, could not get past sixth final position in the bar at 5.61m, just behind his brother. valentine, which left it at 5.71 with three nulls at 5.81. Meanwhile, Duplantis, unaware of the difficulty of his competitors, returned to the scene with an easy second jump to 5.81, which automatically gave him the win. None of the other participants were able to exceed that height and the Swede was left alone in the competition, looking for a good start to the season. He again crossed the bar more than 6.02 on the first attempt and, after achieving his first goal of this meeting, he raised the top to 6.12 meters, a height he could not surpass after linking three nulls.

Pole Vault Results in Doha Diamond League 2022

1) Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis (SWE) 6.02m
2) KC Lightfoot (USA) 5.71m
3) Ben Broeders (BEL) 5.71m
4) Christopher Nilsen (USA) 5.71m
5) Valentin Lavillenie (FRA) 5.71m
6) Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.61m
7) Piotr Lisek (POL) 5.61m
8) Emmanouli Karalis (GRE) 5.41m
9) Menno Vloon (NED) 5.41m
9) Cole Walsh (USA) 5.41m

At 22 years old, the Swede already has 14 wins in Diamond League and five consecutive seasons winning at least one trial. The record is on the horizon Renaud Lavillenie with 37 wins and who at age 35 has accumulated four seasons without winning. This season’s great goal Duplantis will be gold in the world Oregonthe only great title he lacked and certainly the only medal his great idol did not achieve Lavillenie. The Swede already has Olympic gold Tokyo 2020a world indoor title and also an outdoor and indoor European champion.

Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis’ 14 wins in Diamond League:

1) 5.86m Stockholm 2018
2) 5.93m Stanford 2019
3) 6.00m Monaco 2020
4) 6.01m Stockholm 2020
5) 6.07m Lausanne 2020
6) 6.00m Brussels 2020
7) 6.15m Rome 2020
8) 5.82m Doha 2020
9) 6.01m Oslo 2021
10) 6.02m Stockholm 2021
11) 6.01m Paris 2021
12) 6.05m Brussels 2021
13) 6.06m Zurich 2021
14) 6.02m Doha 2022

The Swedish expert did not hide his ambition to continue breaking records. Mondo started the year in style with two world records in March and his stratospheric 6.20m in Belgrade Indoor World Cup. His next appearance is on Eugene’s Prefontaine Classic on May 27 and 28, specific stage where the World Cup will be held from July 15.